April 6 | Daily Devotion | God Gives Revelation Only To The Humble | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenApril 5, 202410mWatch on YouTube

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God grants true revelation only to those who possess genuine humility, contrasting this with the pride often associated with intelligence or knowledge. The speaker emphasizes that while we can learn facts, divine truths require a childlike openness, mirroring the humility described in scripture. Ultimately, true spiritual life depends on a helpless dependence on Christ, as nothing apart from Him has eternal value.

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Understanding the New Covenant through revelationThe speaker shares that his understanding of the New Covenant came through a direct revelation from God rather than through reading books or human intellect.

God gives revelation to babiesWhile academic subjects like mathematics can be grasped with intelligence, spiritual truths require revelation which God hides from the wise and gives to babies.

Humility as the defining trait of a childA child possesses true humility because they do not have high thoughts about themselves, are completely unaffected by human praise, and comfortably acknowledge their total helplessness.

The difference between knowledge and revelationKnowledge makes a person proud and is easy to explain, whereas revelation humbles a person and recognizes that God must give it.

Learning humility from JesusBelievers are instructed to learn humility from Jesus, whose attitude on Earth mirrored that of a child in His dependent walk with the Father.

Without Christ we can do nothing of eternal valueAlthough human qualifications and intelligence can accomplish many things, not a single thing of eternal value can be done without helpless dependence on Jesus Christ.John 15:5

God is not impressed by human accomplishmentsHuman achievements may impress undiscerning people, but God considers anything done apart from Christ to be completely zero.

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

God gives revelation to babiesWhile academic subjects like mathematics can be grasped with intelligence, spiritual truths require revelation which God hides from the wise and gives to babies.

The difference between knowledge and revelationKnowledge makes a person proud and is easy to explain, whereas revelation humbles a person and recognizes that God must give it.

Learning humility from JesusBelievers are instructed to learn humility from Jesus, whose attitude on Earth mirrored that of a child in His dependent walk with the Father.

God is not impressed by human accomplishmentsHuman achievements may impress undiscerning people, but God considers anything done apart from Christ to be completely zero.

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